Earlier this month, 32 teens escaped from the Nashville Detention Center on Monday September 1. Not even a month later, thirteen more juveniles escaped from the same Woodland Hills Developmental Center. That averages out to 1.5 escapes per day. The institution claims to be rapidly upgrading and enhancing security. Due to an old court ruling in Tennessee, youths are not allowed to be locked up in their rooms. This has been the source of the many escapes and behavioral issues the institution has had to deal with over the past decades.
If I lived in Tennessee, I would be more than nervous regarding the often escapes of juvenile felons who are kept at the Woodland Hills Developmental Center for crimes such as assault, robbery, theft, and runaway. The ancient ruling regarding keeping "student's" doors unlocked needs to be revisited as soon as possible in an effort to limit the frequent escapes and rebellions. The purpose of places such as Woodland Hills is to keep both the public and criminals safe from each other. If a place like that can not fulfill its duties, then regulations need to be revisited.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/27/us/tn-juvenile-facility-break/index.html?hpt=us_c2
I agree. They should definately revise that law; otherwise it defeats the entire purpose of the detention center to begin with.
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